![]() ![]() To mark its official opening this month, the center has put forth its inaugural art exhibition, "Herbst" (translated as "autumn"), as Korea's first museum showcase of German post-war master Anselm Kiefer. The facade of the Japanese Oriental Development Company-turned-cultural complex Heredium in Daejeon / Courtesy of Heredium The Daejeon branch's two-story building ― an eclectic blend of Japanese and Western architectural features with a pitched roof and structures built with reinforced concrete and red bricks ― has stood for a century since its establishment in 1922, surviving both the 1950-53 Korean War and the sweeping urban redevelopment that came in the following decades.Īnd after two years of extensive renovation, the once-forgotten Japanese colonial company has come back to life this year as a new cultural complex, known as Heredium. YonhapĭAEJEON ― It was in 1908, shortly before Japanese colonial rule (1910-45) began, when imperial Japan established the Oriental Development Company in the heart of Seoul as a state-led economic enterprise to control and exploit Korea's land and resources.Īs years went by, its business grew rapidly, prompting the company to set up outposts in other cities across Korea, including Mokpo in South Jeolla Province, Busan and Daejeon. ![]() Built in 1922, the building originally operated as the Daejeon branch of imperial Japan's Oriental Development Company during Japanese colonial rule (1910-45) as a state-led economic enterprise to exploit Korea's land and resources. "Herbst," Korea's first museum showcase of German post-war master Anselm Kiefer, opened at Heredium in Daejeon, Sept.
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